WVC 9-4C-8
§9-4C-8. Duties of secretary of department of health and human
resources.
(a) The secretary, or his or her designee, shall serve on each
board created pursuant to this article as an ex officio, nonvoting
member and shall keep and maintain records for each board.

(b) In relation to outpatient hospital services, the secretary
shall cooperate with the health care cost review authority to
furnish information needed for reporting purposes. This
information includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) For each hospital, the amount of payments and related
billed charges for hospital outpatient services each month;

(2) The percentage of the state's share of medicaid program
financial obligation from time to time as necessary; and

(3) Any other financial and statistical information necessary
for the health care cost review authority to determine the net
effect of any cost shift.

(c) The secretary shall determine an appropriate resolution
for conflicts arising between the various boards.

(d) The secretary shall purchase nationally published fee
schedules to be used, if available, as a reference by the medicaid
enhancement boards in developing fee schedules.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2015 Regular Session
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